Feeding attachment for hay presses



E. THOMSON FEEDING ATTACHMENT FOR HAY PRESSES June" 9, 1925.

Filed Oct. 1924 gwuantw Patented June 9, 1925. p n v A I q EDWARDTricia-son, or ASHLEY, ILL-mole FEEDING n'rmac nmnnr FOB HAY rnnssns,

Application filed. October 22, 1924. Serial No, 745,221;

To aZZwhom it may concern? comprises a substantially rectangular frame,Be it known that I, EDWARD TrrorrsoN, a the forward" end thereof beingcut away ascitizen of the United States, residing at ill-'ust-rated at3. Extending downwardly Ashley, in the county of VVashingt-ion and; fromthe forward end of the frame are the State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new supporting legs 4, the same being adapted 60 and usefulImprovements in a Feeding Atfor engagement with the outer longitudinaltach-ment forHay Presses, of which the foledge of} the feeding platform5 of a suitlowing is a specification. able haypress'6, the; latter-beingof any well This invention relatesto afeeding attachknown construction.The rear' end of the 1 ment for hay presses and has for its princiframeis adapted to be supported off" of'the 65 pal object to provide a simpleand efficient ground by means: of thesupporting legs 7 means whereby thehay which is, discharged which arepi votal ly secured at their upperthrough the blower pi e of a threshing maends to the bottom of the rearportion of the chine may be deliverec to the feeding plat frame, itbeing understood ofcourse that theform of a hay press. legs are arrangedadjacent each side of the 7 Onecof the important objects of thepresframe and the purposeof pivotal'ly securing ent invention is toprovide a device of the the same tothe frame is to perm-it the legsabove mentioned character wherein the fine to be swung upwardly to aninoperative pox' articles of hay wi-l' l beseparated during the sitionwhen the attachment is not in usel feeding of the hay from the blowerpipe of Further, the legs are of such height as to 75 a threshingmachine to a hay press, the atcause theframe to: have its forward end111- t'achment being of such constructionas to cl i ned upward-1 y whenin an operative posiprevent the hay from being blown away tion as isclearly illustrated in Figurel'. during the feeding thereof through theat- An endless conveyor belt'8' is: arranged in tachment. the bottom ofthe" frame 2 and secured on B0 A further object of the invention is tothe belt at spaced intervals are the slats 9, provide a device of theabove mentienedthe same extending transversely across the characterwhich may be readily and easily belt. The endless belt is adapted to beset up in position for use with a hay press, trained over-a pairofrollers provided at the the device further being; adapted to bereadrespective ends of the frame and the endless 90 ily disassembled andcarried on the feeding conveyor is adapted to be actuated byproplat'form of the hay press when notin use. I viding a transverselyextending shaft 10 in A still further object of the invention is theframe 2 ad'acent the forward end there toprovide a; device of the abovementioned of, the latter having a beveled gear on one character, whichis simple'in construction, end thereof meshing with a suitable beveledinexpensive, strong and durable and 'furgear provided on the-outerend ofa driven thermore adapted for thepurposes for shaftl-I 'in the mannerclearly illustrated in which it is designated. Y 1 Figure 2. The'drivenshaft 11 is in turn Other objects and advantages of this inconnected toa similar driven shaft 12 ventio-n will become apparent during thethrough the medium of'a universal joint'13 190 course of the followingdescription. and the shaft is in turn connected to the lin theaccompanying drawingforming a driveshaft 14E of the press 6 through partof this specificationa-nd in which like the medium of universal joint15'. The numerals designatelike parts throughout opposite end of theshaft 10 has provided i the same: thereon a sprocket Wheel which isinalign 105 Figure 1 representsa side elevation of'the ment with asprocket wheel 16 carried. on device embodying my invention with partsthe outer end of the transversely extending broken away and showing thesame 'in an shaft l 'fi'which supports the roller at the operativeposition, and forward end of the frame over which the Figure 2 is atopplan view thereof. endless conveyorbelt travels and a sprocket In'thedrawing wherein for the purpose chain 18 is trained over the aligning ofillustration is shown the preferred em sprocket-wheel whereby the driveshaft of bodiment of my invention, the numerat i the hay press isemployed for actuating the designates generally the hay feedingattachendless conveyor; Anysuitable belt tightmentembodying my inventionand the same ening means such as is shown generally at 19 may beemployed for taking up the slack in the belt. The forward end of theendless conveyor will be disposed over the outer side of the feedingplatform 5 as clearly illustrated in the drawing.

The sides and respective ends of the frame 2 are covered with fine wiremesh such as is shown at 20 as is also the major portion of the slopingforward end of the top so as to provide an opening 21 in the top of theframe as clearly illustrated in Figure 2. The purpose of covering thetop of the frame in a manner as above described will hereinafter be morefully set forth. A substantially U-shaped member 22 is arranged withinthe frame and the free ends of the arms thereof are pivotally supportedto the vertical members 23 which are provided at the intermediateportions of the sides of the frame, the U-shaped member being pivotallysupported adjacent the top of the vertical members 23.

Extending downwardly from the lJ-shaped member 22 and carried therebyare the parallel spaced rods 24 any number of which may be provided asis desired. The purpose of these rods will also hereinafter be morefully described. The U-shaped member is adapted to be supported in anydesired adjusted position by providing a toothed member 25 which engagesthe crown portion of the U-shaped member 22. The toothedymember 25 issupported on a transversely extending bar or rod 26 intermediate theends thereof, the latter being supported by the vertical members 27provided at the sides of the frame.

The U-shaped member 22 with the rods 24 extending downwardly therefromis positioned directly below the discharge end of the blower pipe 28 ofany well known type of threshing machine and it is readilyappan cut thatwhen the hay with the 'blast of air is discharged from the blower pipe28, the same will. enter the feeder and separator 1 through the opening21 provided in the top thereof where the hay will strike the rods 24,the latter acting as a guide toassist in feeding the hay forwardly intothe reduced portion of the frame and at the same time checking the draftyet permitting the fine particles of the hay and the blast of air topass through the rods as well as through the fine wire mesh screencovering the sides and ends of the frame. The hay will become lodged inthe forward end of the frame and the endless conveyor belt 8 will feedthe hay forwardly onto the feeding platform 5 from which the hay isdelivered to the hay press 6 in the well known manner. The fine wiremesh screening over the forward end of the top of the frame will alsoact as a check for the draft and prevent the hay from being blownoutwardly of the screened frame.

The provision of a device of the above mentioned character, enables thesame to be readily and easily attached in position for use in connectionwith hay presses, and when in use, the line particles of hay as well asany other foreign substance will be separated from the hay before thelatter is delivered to the hay press for baling. When not in use, thedevice may be readily detached from the hay press and may be carried onthe platform 5 to facilitate the transportation thereof. a

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to beunderstood that various changes in the size; shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. An attachmentfor the feeding plat form of a hay press comprising a frame, wire meshcovering the sides, ends and the forward end portion of the top of theframe, an endless conveyor in the bottom of the frame cooperating at itsforward end with the platform, guide means in the frame be' low theinlet formed in the top of-the frame, said guide means comprising a U-shaped member sup-ported in the top of the frame below the inletopening, and rods extending downwardly from the U-shaped member inparallel spaced relation.

2. An attachment for the feeding platform of a hay press comprising asubstantially rectangular frame, supporting means therefor, wire meshcovering the sides, the ends and the top of the frame in such a manneras to provide an inlet opening in the rear portion of the top, anendless conveyor in the bottom of the frame cooperating at its forwardend with the platform, means in the frame for deflecting the movement ofthe hay entering the inlet in the top of the frame toward the forwardend of the frame comprising a U-shaped mem' her. and a plurality ofdownwardly eX tending rods secured at their upper ends to the U-shapedmember in parallel spaced relation.

3. An attachn'i ent for the feeding plat form of a hay press comprisinga substantially rectangular frame. supporting means therefor, wire meshcovering the sides, the ends and the top of the frame in such a manneras to provide an inlet opening in the rear portion of the top, anendless conveyor in the bottom of the frame cooperating at its forwardend with the platform, means in the frame for deflecting the movement ofthe hay entering the inlet in the top of the frame toward the forwardend of the frame comprising a U-shaped mem her, a plurality ofdownwardly extending rods secured at their upper ends to the U- lit)-liu shaped member in parallel spaced relation,

and means for adjusting the U-shaped member.

a. An attachment for the feeding platform of a hay press comprising asubstantially rectangular frame, supporting means therefor, wire meshcovering the sides, the

ends and the top of the frame in such a' manner as to provide an inletopening in the rear portion of the top, an endless conveyor in thebottom of the frame cooperating at its forward end with the platform,means inthe frame for deflecting the movement of the hay entering theinlet in the top of the frame toward the forward end of the framecomprising a U-shaped member, a plurallty of downwardly extending rodssecured at their upper ends to the U-shaped member in parallel spacedrelation, the free ends of the arms of the U-shaped member beingpivotally supported on the frame, and a toothed member cooperating withthe crown portion of the U-shaped member for holding the same in anadjusted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWARD THOMSON.

